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Section 37. Appointment and constitution of the Forest Court
Act no. 5 of 18821882In forceTamil Nadu (State Act)
37. Where no revenue-officer has been appointed to hear appeals under section 14, the 1[Government] shall, from time to time, as occasion may arise, appoint a Forest Court to hear such appeals. The Court shall consist of three members, of whom one shall be the Judge of the Court of any district in which any portion of the land, the rights in or over which are in dispute, is situated, or presiding in jurisdiction of such district, another shall be the Collector of any such district, or an officer of the Revenue Department of not less than twelve years standing, and the third member shall be a person specially selected by the 1[Government], not holding an office of profit in the service of the Government.